The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-04
MEDICAL COLLEGE,
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edicte cf the church, were to be
sbeyed, not questioned, After awhile
We see eAeptlcism creeping out here
and there, and heresy, the great fore
runner OF progress, hoist Its head
above the waters OF cont utment, and
with an omiDous shake set the medi
cal word to war. We see the empiri.
cal tripod Of observation, history and
analogy hurled like dethIoned mon
arch from it, lofty position, and the
anatomy, physiology and pathology
OF the Iati01aiistic school become
foremost in the medical teachings OF
the world. We see them finally blend
and flow on down the channel OF years
together as the theories of the humor.
ais and scidiets Rave done in subse-
quent times. We zee wars from va
rious sources; at enc time this school
Is triumphant, at another that, and
invariably The good in the weaker Is
overrun and crushed In the frenzed
madness Of the stronger.
"How this medical into ersnce typi-
fss the conduct Of the outside world.
We have but to look back and see
man killing bis fellow man on q diff.
ference Of opinion, and then content
ing himself as though principle had
been settled, and somebody elevated.
How long& oh, how longl will might
be the standard Of right, and the
sword the universal arbiter OF The
worldf How long will strong nations
continue to slaughter the weak and
then look up for the worlo's applause 2
How long will the Siberian slavery
OF Russia continue to hourish2 How
long will the bsrbarous treatment OF
the unfortunate criminals In our own
dear touthland continue torsrkle and
grswf How lolg will religious, polit-
ical and social ostrscism continue,
/, simply because the theories OF men do
not hsrmoDiss. How long viii beau.
titul Erin, 'ses.girt isle OF the sham
rock and rose, be forced TO beg for
freedomf How long will her inno-
cent children continue to be born
slaveef How lorg will they 20 down
TO their tide washed ehore, hold up
their little naked arme, and pray the
wbite-wipged vessels Of the ses to
bring them tidings OF freedomf How
long before stioUg nations will realize
the fact that they are themselves
slaves, just in proportion TO the sb.
jtctnese Of their buhjectsf How long
will IL take Code evolg,ion to work
out the problem and give universal
rights TO maD in all things2 The great
army Of progress has made May er-
rore, but always has and always will
continue the CeasCless tramp of its on.
ward march. The mills OF the gods
grind slowly, but they grind surely,
"There is a chime in the east and
in tho west. II Is heard in the wild
winds sweep through the pines Of the
north. II Is heard In the mockiDg.
birds song oil our southern savan.
mar. IL rings out above the tempes
OF battle sad out Toars the awful
Niagara. IL Ia sweeteT than an ange'r
voice and stronger than the tuTgss oi
the mad ocean. / Is the chime Of lib
erty. Oh, liberty | liberty why hsst
thou been hid go long from the world
81 want tie true and the good In 81
things 10 prevail. l want homeopathy
ecleciicism, aud all othsr pathys snC
isms, to have an equal show with us II
the conleste Of life. j do not wan
the Truth that is in them sup
pressed. | do not want thes,
truths shut out from humanity
Truth 10 broad end catholic as the uni
verse, and deep as an uniathomabl,
zee. lis man that Ia narrow and fhal
low. SSciAriauism In medicine, rs II
all things elfe, Is bot another name 10
the llttleness Of man. Truth is tn
browning glory OF ell true philosophy
y The proiOuldest unfa!ihiulness In al
things lie the fear lest the truth pre-
vail. Ulilitsrianism 10 the order OF tn
hour. The thoughts Of the preeen
transcend those OF all former time,
Liberty OF ac,, liberty 81 speech, lib
erty Of thought and liberty Of Don
science ring OFT above the heads Q
me- today, like evening bells upol
the bs'my air.
"Amoug the Il Al stare In the morn
ing after tbe long night were We, saiiI
and Columhus, who's. laDors Wer
chiefly coufned to anatomical 70
search, q necessary precursor TO q mel
al medicine. TIE prejndices oi th
church bid cuff GENTLY Eubtided {
allow Of dis eciion Of the body an
even fl oyeDil z the clanium. SUI
gerry wss now revived, for the fhet
ding oi blood had come 20 be just
fable for other than e1oiticiAl phi
poees. Thus again We Hee ther
break the smell, and emerge from th
erysilis Of big0iTy into a puror. q
moephefe Of ilesdom, where thu
genius cAn leap AID laugh ard grow
hEsrly In the seventeenth oentur
We zee Ambrose Pare demorftTa,o |
the profession the uHelelsnete OF cat
teriIing fTJfh wounds with boiling o
AID proceed 10 throw liga,ure Touad
bleeding yfsel, thereby obviatirg N
necessity OF soaring Il with hot iroI
Thus we zee, by the help Of this ma
surgery wreeied from the BARRIERS a
and placed where II properly belong
Ere long we see Harvey demonstrai
the circulation OF the blood and al
mount almoet q world OF d 6cult
Then Jenner Tops "a at one grei
stroke Of his genius tie awful tclui,
~'of the middle agee-the tcourge tn
had almost depopulated the create
centers Of the world. Where wou
We be today without Jennef7
ave zee this plant, which was T.
BILE In the beginning, has now grow
into great tree, and, being cultivat,
by syddenham, Bright and hundre'
oil Others, proceed 10 put fort
brar chfs In the form Of specialisr
Upon the principle OF a division
labor, this has advanced us wonde
fully. We see these different depal
ments coptinue 10 grow ne long
they ie,eive fus.enanoe from u
mo'her trunk, but, cut %, they mu
wither and die. No 6pesialiSt can
this great day Of competition succe,
unless deep quarries have been mine
andt principles Of medicines becou
the foundation stones OF his apeci
education.
"As We 20 along II IL interesting
notice that the improvements Of u
void are pr0porionaie 10 the II
provcmenh IN brain. Crude heat
give ne cfudo waier craite, cruz
modes q travel by land, crude hous'
crude interpretations OF nature Al